Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Promoting Africa’s growth and economic development by championing citizen inclusion and increased cooperation and integration of African states.
Agenda 2063 is the blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into the global powerhouse of the future. It is the strategic framework for delivering on Africa’s goal for inclusive and sustainable development and is a concrete manifestation of the pan-African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity pursued under Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance.
H.E President William Samoei Ruto (PhD), President of the Republic of Kenya and the African Union Champion on Institutional Reform. H.E. Ruto was appointed during the 37th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in February 2024 to champion the AU Institutional Reform process taking over from the H.E Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda who led the implementation of the reform process since 2016.
The AU offers exciting opportunities to get involved in determining continental policies and implementing development programmes that impact the lives of African citizens everywhere. Find out more by visiting the links on right.
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives and livelihoods of the African citizenry, continues to be a matter of great concern on the continent.
Multisectoral partnership will deliver tools and expertise to identify and stop COVID-19 and other disease threats, and strengthen leadership for health security in Africa
Weekly interaction with members of the media to share critical updates on steps taken to implement the joint continental strategy for COVID-19 response; and to also highlight the coordinated efforts of African Union Member States to combat the pandemic in their respective countries.
Excellency, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mr Faki Moussa Mahamat
Excellencies, Members of the Executive Council
The Deputy-Chairperson of the AU Commission and all the AU Commissioners present here today,
Excellency the Director for the Africa CDC, Dr John Nkengasong
Ladies and gentlemen,
I call into order the meeting of the 37th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union.
Madam Chairperson of the Executive Council,
Honourable members of the Executive Council,
Deputy Chairperson of the Commission,
Commissioners,
Heads of Organs,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
First of all, I convey my warm and brotherly greetings from the Headquarters of the African Union Commission in Addis Ababa.
Excellency Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission,
Excellencies,
Distinguished friends from the media,
Ladies and Gentlemen
Organized by the Norwegian-African Business Association, H.E. Dr Amani Abou-Zeid, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy participated in the high level opening of the ‘Nordic-African Business Webcast 2020’, together with H.E. Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Mr. Raymond Carlsen, CEO of Scatec Solarand and Mr.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Thank you for this renewed opportunity to address you since the Spring Meetings.
African countries through a coordinated Continental strategy have shown singular resilience.
But this resilience is matched by that of the pandemic, taking its toll on our health, livelihoods and economies.
As we continue to respond to the pandemic and its socio-economic impacts, Africa is also working to ensure access to vaccines for at least 60% of our populations, as soon as they become available on the market.
